The police today busted an inter-state gang involved in smuggling of silver by arresting five persons and seizing smuggled silver from a place under Danapur police station area of the district.
Acting on a tip off provided by Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj, a team of Danapur police station recovered the precious metal in the form of silver biscuits from a vehicle in which they were going to Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
A statement from SSP office said that the vehicle in which the silver biscuits were hidden in a specially carved out box under the seat was chased by the police team following which the smuggled silver was recovered.
During search, the police recovered 1 pistol and 9 ammunition, it said.
All the five arrested on charge of smuggling are residents of Agra in UP.
Three quintal of silver in the form of biscuits was being carried from Bakerganj in Patna.
The SSP said the policemen involved in search would be rewarded.
